Euro 2016 qualification

ebbsy · 07-09-2014 9:57pm

brianregan09 wrote: »

I dont see the big deal with Portugal take Ronaldo out and there a very average squad

He beat Sweden and the North last time out by himself.

klose · 07-09-2014 10:06pm

brianregan09 wrote: »

I dont see the big deal with Portugal take Ronaldo out and there a very average squad

Yeah thats not really true though? Pepe/coentrao/moutinho/nani/pereira and cavalho is hugely rated there too, plenty of very good players in the portugal team. Change of management sooner rather than later id say, bento got a lot of stick over the world cup and the result tonight is frankly embarrassing for them.

smackbunnybaby · 07-09-2014 10:38pm

roryc wrote: »

As someone living in Gibraltar I really hope they don't mess around with the system too much. I'm loving the idea of Germany, Sweden etc coming to play here!

Ever attend their local league games?

Lincoln Red Imps FC seem to have dominated in recent years!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar_Premier_Division

Harry Palmr · 07-09-2014 10:40pm

The UEFA rules are going to try to force Franck Ribery to play!

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/9459793/michel-platini-warns-franck-ribery-he-could-be-punished-if-he-rejects-france-call

If Deschamps calls him up, then he has to come to the national team," Platini told Bild am Sonntag.

"That's written in the FIFA statutes. If he doesn't report for duty, then he would be banned for three matches for Bayern Munich.

"It is not the player's decision whether he represents his country, it's the decision of the coach.

"Ribery cannot simply decide for himself whether he wants to play for France or not."

Of course Deschamps has not indicated that he will call him up but nonetheless if a player quits that really ought to be respected.

Guy:Incognito · 07-09-2014 11:36pm

That's a completely ridiculous situation.if a player decides he doesn't want to play that should be it. He should be free to decide on a match by match basis if he wants ( at which point the coach is free to tell him to ****ers off he's not playing).

Sure Hodgson may as well force Gerrard to play so if hes caught short.

dreamers75 · 08-09-2014 12:09am

France did this before with Makele I think.

ArmaniJeanss · 08-09-2014 9:56am

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

That's a completely ridiculous situation.if a player decides he doesn't want to play that should be it. He should be free to decide on a match by match basis if he wants ( at which point the coach is free to tell him to ****ers off he's not playing).

Sure Hodgson may as well force Gerrard to play so if hes caught short.

Its actually an OK rule, its just that it shouldn't really be used by the likes of France re Ribery.
But I've little doubt the rule stops mid ranking players of lowly ranked countries being put under pressure by their clubs to give up international football. No point in insisting as part of contract negotiations that a player retire from Honduras or Congo matches if the association can just call them up regardless.

roanoke · 08-09-2014 6:08pm

Anyone else liking this new 'three day weekend' format for the qualifiers instead of the traditional '20-25 games in one day and then nothing' way that preceded it?

It's early days but I think I already prefer it this way!

Harry Palmr · 08-09-2014 6:48pm

England starting 11

Hart, Stones, Cahill, Jones, Baines, Delph, Henderson, Wilshere, Sterling, Rooney, Welbeck

subs Forster, Rose, Jagielka, Chambers, Milner, Chamberlain, Townsend, Lambert

He better be actually fit to play, tired of Hogdsons stone age BS injuring players.

Switzerland

Sommer, Lichtsteiner, Von Bergen, Rodriguez, Djourou, Inler, Xhaka, Behrami, Shaqiri, Seferovic, Mehmed

GLaDOS · 08-09-2014 6:50pm

Harry Palmr wrote: »

England starting 11

Hart, Stones, Cahill, Jones, Baines, Delph, Henderson, Wilshere, Sterling, Rooney, Welbeck

He better be actually fit to play, tired of Hogdsons stone age BS injuring players.

Is Delph a surprise start or has he been playing much for England?

Corholio · 08-09-2014 6:53pm

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Is Delph a surprise start or has he been playing much for England?

His first cap was the last game. He deserves the call up but he's better off out of that circus to be honest.

MagicMarker · 08-09-2014 6:57pm

Erm... who is Delph?:o

Idbatterim · 08-09-2014 6:58pm

wont be surprised with a draw or switzerland win...

Harry Palmr · 08-09-2014 6:58pm

Brad Fabian Delph - Aston Villa.

DenMan · 08-09-2014 7:33pm

Will be interesting to see will Sterling have another go at Delph tonight! He was quite vocal with him at full time against Norway.

Agent Coulson · 08-09-2014 7:34pm

Please please some turn the sprinkler on Chiles.

Unearthly · 08-09-2014 7:34pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Please please some turn the sprinkler on Chiles.

Wish granted

Agent Coulson · 08-09-2014 7:42pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Please please some turn the sprinkler on Chiles.

:D:D:D

https://vine.co/v/OzOHrbBxXDH

MagicMarker · 08-09-2014 7:46pm

English jersey is quite nice.

DenMan · 08-09-2014 7:47pm

All the England players know the words to the National Anthem! I'm impressed!

klose · 08-09-2014 7:55pm

Cracking start for delphs international career.

Agent Coulson · 08-09-2014 7:55pm

Delph will get a red card the way he is going.

AdamD · 08-09-2014 7:56pm

Delph should be off already

~Rebel~ · 08-09-2014 7:57pm

I can never get over how bad Rooney's touch can be sometimes...that touch under no pressure from a reasonably simple ball in the box...should have been a definite goalscoring chance, instead it seemingly just bounced off him into the defender.

Mr.Crinklewood · 08-09-2014 7:57pm

Delph is a liability already.

MagicMarker · 08-09-2014 8:00pm

~Rebel~ wrote: »

I can never get over how bad Rooney's touch can be sometimes...that touch under no pressure from a reasonably simple ball in the box...should have been a definite goalscoring chance, instead it seemingly just bounced off him into the defender.

You call that a simple ball?

Francie Barrett · 08-09-2014 8:01pm

England have no confidence.

~Rebel~ · 08-09-2014 8:03pm

MagicMarker wrote: »

You call that a simple ball?

It had no pace on it, and he was under no pressure receiving it. Any player at that level should be able to kill a ball that isn't blasted to them, where they're not being physically bustled.

The ball itself to him was good.

blueser · 08-09-2014 8:05pm

MagicMarker wrote: »

English jersey is quite nice.

The classic England shirt (plain white, with no silly red and/or blue trim) is one of the nicest shirts known to man. Pity about some of the chancers wearing it on the pitch tonight.

:-(

blueser · 08-09-2014 8:07pm

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

Delph is a liability already.

Apparently, 20 yellow cards in his last two seasons at Villa. How he has been picked for England escapes me.

~Rebel~ · 08-09-2014 8:09pm

The Swiss play very nice, controlled football. Though I guess you'd expect them to have that element of control at home, and England are reasonably happy to sit back.

Francie Barrett · 08-09-2014 8:12pm

Is this a friendly?

JPA · 08-09-2014 8:13pm

blueser wrote: »

Apparently, 20 yellow cards in his last two seasons at Villa. How he has been picked for England escapes me.

Been very good for Villa but looks like he's ****ting his pants on his debut.

PropJoe10 · 08-09-2014 8:15pm

Andy Townsend is so so annoying.

Francie Barrett · 08-09-2014 8:15pm

Awful from Welbeck, was on a plate.

Agent Coulson · 08-09-2014 8:16pm

England playing with 10 men now really Delph is afraid to do anything incase he gets another yellow.

~Rebel~ · 08-09-2014 8:16pm

Christ, such a rubbish ball back from Welbeck...such a simple ball to mess up, and was a pretty much guaranteed goal for Sterling had he been found.

Soups123 · 08-09-2014 8:16pm

Sterling seems off the pace. Delph needs to calm down. Wilshire very quite.

Soups123 · 08-09-2014 8:17pm

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Christ, such a rubbish ball back from Welbeck...such a simple ball to mess up, and was a pretty much guaranteed goal for Sterling had he been found.

Sterling should have committed he held his run too much the ball itself was fine

~Rebel~ · 08-09-2014 8:19pm

Soups123 wrote: »

Sterling should have committed he held his run too much the ball itself was fine

He held his run so he'd be easier to be found - there was no benefit to sprinting in, when he was already in space. The ball didn't need to be ahead of him, it was such an easy position, already close enough to goal, that it should have been 'to feet'.

vidor · 08-09-2014 8:19pm

Soups123 wrote: »

Sterling should have committed he held his run too much the ball itself was fine

Nah, that was all Welback's fault. Just messed up the pass.

daithijjj · 08-09-2014 8:20pm

Joseph Barton ‏@Joey7Barton
Prefer Welbeck to Sturridge. Although DS is a far talented individual. DW is much better team player.

Matt ‏@_Empique
@Joey7Barton Agreed. Same reason I prefer Naismith to Ibrahimovic.

Stevecw · 08-09-2014 8:21pm

Phil Jones is so useless trying to play it out from the back.

Agent Coulson · 08-09-2014 8:21pm

Wilshere hasn't hit a team mate with a pass all night.

Harry Palmr · 08-09-2014 8:21pm

Wilshire! :mad: Jags :mad: Welbeck :mad: Jones :mad: :pac:

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 08-09-2014 8:22pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Wilshere hasn't hit a team mate with a pass all night.

What about the first time ball to Rooney that he fluffed?

PropJoe10 · 08-09-2014 8:22pm

Stevecw wrote: »

Phil Jones is so useless trying to play it out from the back.

The new Franco Baresi, apparently.

Corholio · 08-09-2014 8:22pm

Delph is doing fine, just needs to keep the head tackling wise. Has passed it around nicely.

GLaDOS · 08-09-2014 8:23pm

Only watching the game about 10 minutes but the pace seems very slow. Even the crowd is very quiet.

Harry Palmr · 08-09-2014 8:24pm

Stones and Jagielka really need to get up the pitch quicker, the diamond demands them to be the width.

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